Meet our team in Orlando

Kevin Gillen joined Synovus as a market executive in 2020, bringing with him the insightful leadership he’d honed over four decades in banking in multiple parts of the country. He’s committed to showing his team the value of asking the right questions to help clients reach their goals. Kevin’s experience encompasses the banking spectrum, from retail to commercial to government, along with residential mortgage, consumer lending and call center management. A triple major in college, he came to Synovus after expanding his knowledge as director of supply chain strategy for an employment background screening company.

Kevin is recognized as a banking leader across Florida, serving on the boards of Enterprise Florida and the Broward Workshop, as well as the Florida Bankers Association, who bestowed upon him their Horizon Award. Active in his community, Kevin currently volunteers with the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, Gulf Coast Builders Exchange, and Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance. A Fourth Degree Knight with the Knights of Columbus, Kevin also chairs the board of Jesus the Father of the Poor Clinic, an organization delivering aid to the people of Haiti.

Kevin and his wife have four children, ranging from teenagers to early thirties. A Boston Terrier and a Yorkie round out the current crew. The former youth football coach enjoys fishing and SEC football, especially Ole Miss.

Work in our community

Kevin was a member of SHRM and the Sarasota / Manatee SHRA Chapter; College Relations Chair, board member for Family Success Institute and a pre-IPO mortgage service firm. He is Chair for Jesus Father of the Poor Clinic – Haiti. He is an advisory board member for the business and accountancy school at State College of Florida.

He was appointed by former Florida Governor Scott to the Enterprise Florida Board. He was on the board for The Broward Workshop and the Florida Bankers Association.

He served in numerous New Jersey based community organizations before moving to Virginia, including Chairman of the Board for the Gateway Chamber of Commerce, Family Intervention Services and a board member of Rotary, Morris EDC, Better Business Bureau, State Chamber of Commerce, United Way, Business and Education Together, the Morris Union Foundation for Autism, Caldwell College and Leukemia Society. Kevin is also a 4th degree knight for the Knight of Columbus. In Virginia he served as a Board Member for the Northern Virginia Community Foundation, Greater Washington Board of Trade and Northern Virginia Family Services.